Yep, Wyatt is now missing one of his front teeth! About a year and a half ago he took a header off his little scoot car right on to his face on our kitchen floor. He hit is mouth really hard, had a swollen lip (which did end up breaking the paci habit when he couldn't suck on it for a few days), and ended up disrupting the blood supply to his tooth and ever since then it has been dying. So, last Thursday I noticed a big puffy white spot on his gums, we called the dentist and after a quick check there were told that the root of that tooth was absessing and draining into the gums (yuck!). Amazingly it wasn't hurting at all, but could have become painful at anytime. We were referred to a pediatric dentist in Wenatchee, I called them Monday and they got us in ASAP, they too were worried about it getting worse quickly.
This morning we all woke up early and headed out intending to be there by 8:30. Well, the pass and the snow (which we hadn't expected so much of) slowed us down quite a bit, but it was a beautiful drive and we made it just fine, just a little late! :) The staff and dentist were amazing, so kind and friendly, and the office itself was great - like a big playroom with several fish tanks and coffee for the parents! They checked Wyatt out and then came and told us his tooth would need to come out. We knew this might happen, so of course we agreed and out it came. They said he did great, just watched TV and asked them to change the channel a couple times. :) He seemed pretty good with the whole thing and came out wanting to play more before we left. After about 15 minutes on the road he asked to eat and as soon as we got home he begged to go play in the snow! We are so thankful for his brave spirit and the wonderful people who worked on him today!
2 comments:
He looks so cute and I am so glad it went OK. Maybe we should go there for Karis' cavities...I will talk to you about it more tonight.
He looks ADORABLE! Glad he was such a trooper!
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